Counts, W. A.; Friák, M.; Battaile, C.; Raabe, D.; Neugebauer, J.: Multiscale Prediction of Polycrystal Elastic Properties of Ultralight Weight Mg-Li Alloys using Ab Initio and FEM Approaches. MRS Fall Conference 2008, Boston, MA, USA (2008)
Counts, W. A.; Ma, D.; Friák, M.; Neugebauer, J.; Raabe, D.: Multiscale design of aluminium alloys based on ab-initio methods. ICAA 11 – 11th International Conference on Aluminium Alloys 2008, Aachen, Germany (2008)
Raabe, D.; Friak, M.; Neugebauer, J.; Counts, W. A.: Homogenization in Polycrystal Mechanics on the Basis of First Principles Simulations. IUTAM Symposium on Variational Concepts in Materials Mechanics, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany (2008)
Friák, M.; Sander, B.; Ma, D.; Counts, W. A.; Raabe, D.; Neugebauer, J.: Ab-initio based multi-scale approaches to the elasticity of polycrystals. Mid-term COST conference on Multiscale Modeling of Materials, COST action 19, Brno, Czech Republic (2008)
Counts, W. A.: FEM: A Basic Overview of the Method & Outlook on Applications. MPIE inter-departmental tutorial day(s) 2008, MPI für Eisenforschung GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany (2008)
Counts, W. A.; Friák, M.; Raabe, D.; Neugebauer, J.: Using Ab Initio to Predict Engineering Parameters in bcc Magnesium-Lithium Alloys. American Physics Society March Meeting, New Orleans, LA, USA (2008)
Counts, W. A.; Friák, M.; Raabe, D.; Neugebauer, J.: Using Ab Initio to Predict Engineering Parameters in bcc Magnesium-Lithium Alloys. Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft Meeting, Berlin, Germany (2008)
Nikolov, S.; Sachs, C.; Counts, W. A.; Fabritius, H.; Raabe, D.: Modeling of the Mechanical Behavior of Bone at Submicron Scale through Mean-Field Homogenization. European Congress and Exhibition on Advanced Materials and Processes (EUROMAT 2007), Nürnberg, Germany (2007)
Friák, M.; Counts, W. A.; Raabe, D.; Neugebauer, J.: Identification of fundamental materials-design limits in ultra light-weight Mg–Li alloys via quantum-mechanical calculations. Materials Science and Engineering 2010, Darmstadt, Germany (2010)
Counts, W. A.: FEM: A Basic Overview of the Method & Outlook on Applications. Lecture: Aachen Institute for Advanced Studies in Computational Engineering and Science (AICES), Aachen, Germany, 2008-09
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